Rice Defends European Interceptors Plan
April 12, 2007 :: News
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that a missile interceptors in Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic would contribute as a "stabilizing factor" for the region. The Ground-Based Interceptors (GBIs) propose for the area are designed to defend both Europe and the United States against small scale missile attack by future threats from countries like Iran.
Russia has expressed concern that the system would be a threat to its security. Russia's comments have in turn sparked unease in Europe, with France expressing concern about the system's effectiveness and Germany fearing it could start a new arms race. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier commented that although the United States should broaden its talks with Europe, the United States' need to protect itself against possible threats should be respected. (Article, Link)
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Russian Early Warning Radar Installed at Lekhtusi
Russia's Voronezh radar system at Lekhtusi in the Leningrad Region is capable of producing an early warning of missile attack, said Defense Minister Anatoly Serdiukov on Wednesday. "The radar is a sample of a fundamentally new generation of such systems of domestic manufacture," the Defense Ministry's press-service quotes Serdyukov as saying. "It has extremely high combat and operating parameters."
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